Oleksandr Pertsovskyi
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Russia hits Kyiv energy grid with 39 ballistic missiles and 128 drones, knocking out power for 600,000
Russia launched a massive combined strike on Ukraine overnight on 13–14 October, using 39 ballistic missiles and 128 strike drones against energy and critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and Kharkiv. President Zelensky said at least 600,000 people were left without electricity and that the main target of the Kyiv attack was the TEC-4 combined heat and power plant, which sustained direct hits. Three people were killed in Kyiv, more than 20 were injured, and the attack came days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine.
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Russian attacks destroy Epicentr's last major logistics hub in Khmelnytskyi
Russian forces attacked Epicentr's logistics distribution center in Khmelnytskyi ten times on 13 October, causing five large-scale fires and destroying about 85% of the stored goods. No employees were injured, but the company said the strike puts thousands of jobs at risk and has nationwide supply implications.
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Russian drone strike hits commuter train in Kharkiv Oblast, killing one
On 18 September, Russian forces struck a suburban electric train near the Lypkuvativka platform in the Novovodolazka hromada of Kharkiv Oblast with a Geran-4 jet drone. One person was killed and several others injured, even though Ukrzaliznytsia's monitoring group had detected the threat and ordered an evacuation before impact.
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Russian drone strikes passenger train Kyiv–Mykolaiv; all evacuated, no casualties
Russian forces struck Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) passenger train No. 122 on the Kyiv–Mykolaiv route on the morning of 16 September, using a drone. All passengers, the locomotive crew and train crew had been evacuated in advance after a warning from Ukrzaliznytsia's monitoring team, and no one was injured. Ukrzaliznytsia, together with the Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, organized bus transfers to bring 168 passengers to Mykolaiv.
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Russia hits Poland-Ukraine border crossing with drone strike
Russia launched a drone strike on an international road checkpoint on the Poland-Ukraine border, according to reported information. The attack targeted a border crossing with a NATO and EU member state, raising escalation concerns.
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Russian drones strike Kyiv-Warsaw train and infrastructure near Polish border, prompting Polish emergency meeting
On the morning of September 13, 2026, Russian drones struck infrastructure near the Yahodyn-Dorohusk international border crossing on the Ukraine-Poland border in Volyn Oblast, damaging a gas station, hitting a truck on the Polish side, and striking the locomotive of a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train about two kilometers from the Polish border. Poland scrambled fighter jets, issued air alerts in Lublin and Podkarpackie voivodeships, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk convened an emergency meeting at the Government Centre for Security, warning that Russian escalation could reach Polish territory in the coming weeks. No passengers or railway workers were injured in the locomotive strike after a Ukrzaliznytsia monitoring group warned the crew in advance and gave an evacuation signal roughly 15 minutes before impact.
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Ukrzaliznytsia reroutes Sumy trains via Konotop after Russian drone strike on passenger train
Ukrzaliznytsia has temporarily rerouted trains in Sumy Oblast to terminate at Konotop station, citing intensified Russian strikes on railway infrastructure following a drone attack on the Kyiv–Sumy passenger train. The Sumy Oblast Military Administration and the State Emergency Service (DSNS) have organized bus transfers between Konotop and Sumy to maintain multimodal connectivity. The rail operator warned that the situation could change daily and said full routes would be restored when the risk level decreases.
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Russian strike on evacuated Dnipro–Zaporizhzhia train kills conductor; second train hit same day
On 8 September, Russian forces struck the regional passenger train running the Dnipro–Zaporizhzhia route after it had been stopped and its passengers evacuated. One conductor, who reportedly returned to the train during the evacuation, was killed. Earlier the same morning, Russian drones also struck the Kyiv–Sumy train approaching Sumy; there passengers and crew were evacuated in advance with no casualties.
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Russian missile and drone strike hits Kyiv railway depot, killing at least 12 across Ukraine
Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast and other parts of Ukraine on the night of August 31 to September 1. Ballistic missiles struck a railway depot in Kyiv, killing at least seven people there, six of them Ukrzaliznytsia employees, while a separate strike on Boryspil damaged residential buildings and an enterprise. President Zelensky said 12 people were killed nationwide, including one Indian citizen, and dozens were injured.